Places semken Wants to Go

The ruins of Theodore Roosevelt's beloved ranch stand in a forgotten corner of a national park named after him.

Terraced flowerbeds and rock sculptures in the midst of the Minnesota wilderness.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.

An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

A throwback train ride transports passengers through one of the lesser-known national parks in the country.

One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.

Mexico City's largest market contains a Willy Wonka-esque wonderland.

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

While not recognized by Guinness, this chocolate waterfall is likely to be the world's largest.

Astonishing rock formations dot the Brimham Moor landscape.

This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.

A dramatic sculpture high up in Yorkshire with vistas on an industrial scale.

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

This humble hole-in-the-wall is home to an incredible pig ear sandwich and serious civil rights history.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.

You can still find treasures on the pebbly beaches of one of the world's oldest jade-producing areas.

Rusting, graffiti-covered tanks litter the beach of this island, once used by the U.S. military for target practice.

This Australian beach is composed of tiny shells.